About the Author

Beth B. Hess is professor of sociology at County College of Morris, a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and past chair of the GSA’s Section on Behavioral and Social Sciences. She has served as president of Sociologists for the Eastern Sociological Society. Her publications include four editions of an introductory sociology textbook, books on the women’s movement and gender analysis, as well as articles in social gerontology and feminist sociology. Dr. Hess is currently secretary of the American Sociological Association., Elizabeth W. Markson is research associate professor of sociology and associate director, Gerontology Center, at Boston University, and associate professor at the Boston University Medical School. She has worked in both applied and academic settings over the past two decades and has contributed to several scholarly journals. Her books include Older Women, Public Policies for an Aging Population (with Gretchen Batra), the third edition of Growing Old in America (with Beth B. Hess), and four editions of Sociology (with Beth B. Hess and Peter J. Stein).